Clear Aligner Technique

Chapter 01. A Brief History of the Orthodontic Appliance
Chapter 02. A Comparison Between Fixed Appliances and Clear Aligners
Chapter 03. Case Selection for Clear Aligner Treatment
Chapter 04. Digital Workflow and Monitoring Treatment
Chapter 05. Digital Treatment Planning and Software Design
Chapter 06. Staging Tooth Movements in the Digital Software Plane
Chapter 07. Troubleshooting, Finishing, and Retention
Chapter 08. Resolution of Spacing and Crowding
Chapter 09. Deep Bite Treatment
Chapter 10. Anterior Open Bite Treatment
Chapter 11. Class II Treatment
Chapter 12. Class II Growth Modification with Clear Aligners
Chapter 13. Class III Treatment
Chapter 14. Early Interceptive Treatment

This second edition of the bestselling book has been fully updated from start to finish, incorporating the step-by-step protocols of the first edition but including all new digital planning and staging images to reflect the latest software, new cases in every clinical chapter, and the latest advancements in technology and capabilities of clear aligners. It also features brand-new chapters on Class II growth modification and early interceptive treatment, as clear aligners have developed extensively in these areas since the first edition was published. Each chapter explains how to use clear aligners to treat a given malocclusion and teaches clinicians how to program a suitable treatment plan using available software, how to design the digital tooth movements to match the treatment goals, and finally how to execute the treatment clinically and finish the case well, with tips for troubleshooting, finishing, and retention along the way. Patients want esthetic orthodontic treatment more than ever before, and clear aligners are more capable than ever before, so the future is clear. Find out how much you can do with clear aligners!

Dr. Sandra Khong Tai BDS, MS
Canada, Vancouver

Sandra Tai, BDS, MS, has been an Invisalign certified orthodontist since 2000 and is currently an Invisalign Top 1% Diamond Provider who has treated over 1,500 cases with Invisalign. As an editorial board member for the Journal of Aligner Orthodontics and a member of Align Tech Faculty in North America, she is involved in several clinical research projects and FDA clinical trials with clear aligners. Dr Tai is currently a clinical assistant professor in orthodontics as well as the coordinator for the Invisalign program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She also maintains a busy international lecture schedule, speaking to orthodontists all over the world about clear aligners and their potential. Dr Tai is a Fellow of the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia, a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists Canada, as well as a member of several professional organizations. She is also the founding member and past president of the Orthodontics Ties Seminars Study Club in Vancouver and the Vancouver Invisalign Study Club, where she mentors and trains dentists in the Invisalign system. Dr Tai is the author of the bestselling book Clear Aligner Technique, which has been translated into 10 languages.